Coimbatore sees season’s highest rainfall on Saturday
The Hindu
Coimbatore received 62.5 mm rainfall on Saturday, the highest this South West Monsoon season, according to the data shared by the Agro Climate Research Centre at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore received 62.5 mm rainfall on Saturday, the highest this South West Monsoon season, according to the data shared by the Agro Climate Research Centre at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
This was the second highest rainfall received in a 24-hour period this year, the first being the 70mm received on January 7, said S.P. Ramanathan, the Centre head. The city had also received good rainfall on a day in May this year – 42mm.
The Saturday rain was a part of the 110 mm rainfall the Centre had predicted for five days starting Friday. The city was expected to receive 25mm on Sunday and 10mm each on Monday and Tuesday. The rain was a part of the South West Monsoon, which was continuing well into October, he said.